--- title: CENTCOM: Airstrikes in Syria May Have Killed More Civilians description: On Thursday, 19 strikes were conducted near Manbij, Syria canonical: https://time.com/4430718/u-s-military-admits-airstrikes-in-syria-may-have-killed-more-civilians/ author: Rosalie Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-29T15:51:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T23:39:42.279Z article:section: World og:title: CENTCOM: Airstrikes in Syria May Have Killed More Civilians og:description: On Thursday, 19 strikes were conducted near Manbij, Syria og:url: https://time.com/4430718/u-s-military-admits-airstrikes-in-syria-may-have-killed-more-civilians/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt795feaa260e9050c/6988a05be20a87a720a91d98/airstrikes-manbij-syria.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: A Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter walks along the silos and mills of Manbij after the SDF took control of it, in Aleppo Governorate og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: CENTCOM: Airstrikes in Syria May Have Killed More Civilians twitter:description: On Thursday, 19 strikes were conducted near Manbij, Syria twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt795feaa260e9050c/6988a05be20a87a720a91d98/airstrikes-manbij-syria.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # U.S. Military Admits Airstrikes in Syria May Have Killed More Civilians by [Rosalie Chan](/author/rosalie-chan/) ## Rosalie Chan Jul 29, 2016 3:51 PM CUT  A Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter walks in the silos and mills of Manbij after the SDF took control of it, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria on July 1, 2016. A Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter walks in the silos and mills of Manbij after the SDF took control of it, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria on July 1, 2016.Rodi Said—Reuters by [Rosalie Chan](/author/rosalie-chan/) ## Rosalie Chan Jul 29, 2016 3:51 PM CUT U.S airstrikes near Manbij, Syria on Thursday, may have resulted in more [civilian casualties](http://time.com/4140046/syria-airstrikes-coalition-civilians/?iid=sr-link8 "undefined"), the U.S. Central Command said. “We can confirm the Coalition conducted [airstrikes](http://time.com/4124028/uk-pm-syrian-airstrikes/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") in the area in the last 24 hours,” the U.S. Central Command said [in a statement](http://www.centcom.mil/news/press-release/july-28-us-central-command-statement-on-civilian-casualty-allegations-nea "undefined"). That day, coalition military forces continued [attacking ISIS](http://time.com/4188108/russia-syria-airstrikes-isis-assad/?iid=sr-link5 "undefined") in Syria and Iraq. Aircraft conducted 22 strikes in Syria, [19 of which were near Manbij ](http://www.centcom.mil/news/press-release/july-29-military-airstrikes-continue-against-isil-terrorists-in-syria-an "undefined")and nine strikes in Iraq. The U.S. Central Command said it will review any information about the incident, saying that it takes all measures during the targeting process to avoid or minimize [civilian casualties](http://time.com/4129222/russia-airstrikes-syria-civilian-casualties-isis/?iid=sr-link4 "undefined") or collateral damage. On July 19, at least 56 civilians were killed in [airstrikes](http://time.com/4115809/france-paris-attacks-isis-raqqa-airstrikes/?iid=sr-link3 "undefined") near Manbij, [_Reuters_ reports](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-manbij-idUSKCN0ZZ16Z "undefined"). From July 28, 2015 to April 29, 2016, U.S. airstrikes in [Iraq](http://time.com/4389386/u-s-airstrikes-kill-at-least-250-isis-militants-in-iraq/?iid=sr-link7 "undefined") and [Syria](http://time.com/4405037/aleppo-siege-mainstream-rebels-bashar-assad/?iid=sr-link10 "undefined") have resulted in the deaths of 14 civilians, U.S. Central Command [said in a statement](http://www.centcom.mil/news/press-release/july-28-u.s.-central-command-releases-iraq-and-syria-civilian-casualty-asse "undefined"). “We deeply regret the unintentional loss of life and injuries resulting from our airstrikes and express our sympathies to those affected.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4430718/u-s-military-admits-airstrikes-in-syria-may-have-killed-more-civilians/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4430718/u-s-military-admits-airstrikes-in-syria-may-have-killed-more-civilians/"},"headline":"U.S. Military Admits Airstrikes in Syria May Have Killed More Civilians","datePublished":"2016-07-29T15:51:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:39:42.279Z","description":"On Thursday, 19 strikes were conducted near Manbij, Syria","url":"https://time.com/4430718/u-s-military-admits-airstrikes-in-syria-may-have-killed-more-civilians/","keywords":["Syria","U.S.","Terrorism","conflict"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt795feaa260e9050c/6988a05be20a87a720a91d98/airstrikes-manbij-syria.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rosalie Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rosalie-chan/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt795feaa260e9050c/6988a05be20a87a720a91d98/airstrikes-manbij-syria.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter walks along the silos and mills of Manbij after the SDF took control of it, in Aleppo Governorate","caption":"A Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter walks in the silos and mills of Manbij after the SDF took control of it, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria on July 1, 2016.","creditText":"Rodi Said—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4430718/u-s-military-admits-airstrikes-in-syria-may-have-killed-more-civilians/","name":"U.S. Military Admits Airstrikes in Syria May Have Killed More Civilians"}}]}] ```